Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...

New York, Oct 17, 2008

LOT 326

Ref. 6263, Retailed by Tiffany & Co. Rolex, "Oyster, Cosmograph, Daytona," Ref. 6263. Made in 1984, sold December 2, 1985, retailed by Tiffany & Co. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, anti-reflective black bezel with tachometer, and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by the original certificate (now void), bill of sale and instruction booklet.

USD 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 55,000 - 70,000 / CHF 90,000 - 110,000

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and Triplock crown, tachometer graduation on the antireflective bezel to 200 units/hour. D. Bicolor silver and black with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The original owner of this watch was the top salesman in Tiffany?s watch department. Every year around Christmas, he purchased a new watch for himself. As an employee of Tifany & Co, not only was he able to buy the watch at cost, but was given a further 20% discount. It is exceptional to find a Cosmograph Daytona co-branded by a prestigious retailer, but to find a watch complete with its original warranty and invoice from Rolex, which records and confirms that the purchaser of the watch was employed by the co-branded retailer is no doubt unique.